Email

ashish.ankola@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics - Critical Care and Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, US

Education

BA from Emory University

06/2008 - Atlanta, Georgia United States

MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine

06/2013 - Bronx, New York United States

Internship at NYP - Columbia University Medical Center

06/2014 - New York, New York United States

Residency at NYP - Columbia University Medical Center

06/2016 - New York, New York United States

Clinical Fellowship at NYP - Columbia University Medical Center

06/2019 - New York, New York United States

Pediatric Cardiology

Clinical Fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

06/2021 - Boston, Massachusetts United States

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Certifications

Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatric Cardiology

American Board of Pediatrics

Texas Medical Board

Professional Interests

• Pediatric Cardiology
• Pediatric Critical Care
• Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care
• Hematologic Adverse Events
• Database Research
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
• Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs)

Professional Statement

Dr. Ashish Ankola is a pediatric cardiologist and pediatric intensive care physician specializing in pediatric cardiac intensive care. He strives to provide the highest quality, cutting edge, and compassionate care to pediatric patients with critical acquired and congenital heart disease utilizing a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach. Navigating families through critical cardiac disease and the postoperative period is easily the most gratifying part of his work and a privilege. His academic interests center on improving the quality of care in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit with a focus on bleeding, thrombosis and anticoagulation, as well as temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support.

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics

Fellow

American Heart Association

Member

American College of Cardiology

Member

Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society

Member

Languages

Spanish, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati